αετός

Greek

Alternative forms

αϊτός m (aïtós) (colloquial)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.eˈtos/
Hyphenation: α‧ε‧τός

Noun

αετός • (aetós) m (plural αετοί)

(bird) eagle
1. kite (toy)
  Synonym: χαρταετός m (chartaetós)
2. (figuratively) a clever resourceful person
  see: έξυπνος (éxypnos, “intelligent”)
(fish) eagle ray
usually in the form αϊτός (aïtós)

Synonym: σαλάχι (saláchi)

Declension

declension of αετός

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αετός •	αετοί •
genitive	αετού •	αετών •
accusative	αετό •	αετούς •
vocative	αετέ •	αετοί •

Related terms

αέτειος (aéteios, “aquiline”)
αετίσιος (aetísios, “eagle, aquiline”)
αετονύχης m (aetonýchis, “cunning cheat”)
αετόπουλο n (aetópoulo, “eaglet”)
αετοφωλιά f (aetofoliá, “eyrie, eagle's nest”)
αλιάετος m (aliáetos, “sea eagle”)
θαλασσαετός m (thalassaetós, “sea eagle”)
χαρταετός m (chartaetós, “toy kite”)
ψαραετός m (psaraetós, “osprey, fish eagle”)

Further reading

αετός - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
αετός, αετο- compounds - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
αετός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el (bird)

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